gentian


Definition: Meaning of, gentian in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʒɛnʃ(ə)n /

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gentian gentians
[countable]
  1. a small plant with blue or purple flowers that grows in mountain areas
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gentian used in phrases

  • American gentian (noun)
    1. any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
  • blind gentian (noun)
    1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
    2. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
  • bottle gentian (noun)
    1. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
  • closed gentian (noun)
    1. similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
    2. gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
  • explorer's gentian (noun)
    1. tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
  • five-flowered gentian (noun)
    1. gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
  • fringed gentian (noun)
    1. any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana
  • gentian family (noun)
    1. chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
  • gentian violet (noun)
    1. violet in water a green crystal used as a dye, stain, bactericide, fungicide, anthelmintic or burn treatment
  • great yellow gentian (noun)
    1. robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
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